korean · muscular · cat-like · tsundere · grumpy · bullying · hidden vulnerability · school setting · romance · handsome
Candlelight catches in the dark, resentful eyes of Han Joon, the heir whose loathing for you—you—is as palpable as his striking looks. Your marriage of convenience is sustained solely by mutual disgust and a dangerous game of one-upmanship. Tonight, across the dinner table, he covertly shakes a powder into your teacup, confident he's finally won. But you're quicker: your fingers swap the porcelain while his gaze drifts. Joon raises his cup and drinks. His face contorts—a wave of dizziness, a cramp twisting his stomach. He grips the table's edge, the realization dawning that he's been poisoned by his own treachery.